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Why are grey market CPU parts more prone to failure? For GPUs I can understand due to possible mining usage, but CPUs too?
Grey market chips usually include chips that failed quality assurance to prop up numbers.
Most CPUs I've found in these Chinese sites claim they're used parts, probably from old servers from Chinese companies, which explains the amount of Xeons being offered. But if the part comes in the original box, why would Intel/AMD create an official package for these failed QA parts?
Counterfeit packaging seems easy enough to produce.
Especially if the original CPUs are being packaged up in China. The people selling used / counterfeit processors could just go to the same source and get the same boxes.
If they're swiping failed QA chips, it's easy to swipe a couple boxes at the same time.